Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Potato store at Dinam
Rhosyr, Isle of Anglesey, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Dinam, Rhosyr, Isle of Anglesey, designated on 19 October 1998.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 19 October 1998
- Locality
- Dinam
- Community
- Rhosyr
- Unitary authority
- Isle of Anglesey
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.19503, -4.31738
- Cadw reference
- 20558
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1883 map "Watershed map England, Wales 3." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 105 Carnarvon (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1919 · Sheet 41. Anglesey. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located at the end of a private driveway off the SE side of the B4419, NE of Llangaffo and c800m NE of the Church of St Caffo. The potato store lies c50m to the rear (W) of the main house.
History
Probably mid C18, contemporary with other outbuildings to the rear of the house and walls to the enclosed garden.
Exterior
A single-storey potato store. Built of rubble masonry; roof of small slates with a tiled ridge. Entry to the potato store is through a square-headed doorway to the W side of the N gable wall; above this is a square-headed opening with brick surround set towards the gable apex. There is a single opening in the S gable wall.
Interior
Two roof bays with exposed A-frame truss.
Reason for designation
Listed as a good example of an early C18 potato store; included for group value with the adjacent Dinam and outbuildings.
Nearby in the register
- Stables and granary at DinamAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Cartshed and game larder at DinamDomesticunder 1 mi
- Dovecote at DinamDomesticunder 1 mi
- DinamDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.